Judgement

Chapter 260 Finding a Needle in a Haystack

Chapter 260 Finding a Needle in a Haystack

Linzi, Shandong has a long history and is one of the birthplaces of Chinese culture.According to legend, both Fuxi and Zhuanxu lived here in ancient times, and Linzi at that time was called Yingqiu.After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou entrusted Jiang Shang, the chief minister, to establish Qi State here.

When Qi Xiangong was in power, it was renamed Linzi, which was the capital of Qi State in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States.When Linzi was in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, literati came out in large numbers. Guan Zhong, a famous minister of a generation, wrote "Guanzi" in Linzi city, attracting scholars from all over the world to pay their respects.Confucius heard Shaole here, Mencius was regarded as a guest chatter by the king of Qi, and Zhuangzi was once the minister of King Min of Qi...

The four of Chen Mengsheng walked along the streets in Linzi City and asked about the houses where the Pan Duojin brothers lived, but as time passed and wars broke out frequently, no one knew about the Pan brothers.Fortunately, the city of Linzi is not big, only thirty miles away.There are thirteen city gates inside and outside the two cities, which are arranged in the shape of a well. The roads are wide and the waters are docked with several merchant ships from the puppet kingdom of Qi.

Xiang Xiaotian felt resentful from the moment he left the inn, and after walking three or four streets, he cursed: "The Hunjun of the Great Song Dynasty ruined such a country, look at the lackeys of the golden men everywhere in Linzi City, I can't wait to be punched Kill them."

Qi Ying sighed: "Now Shandong has become a puppet state of Qi, and Linzi City is under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou Prefecture. What can we ordinary people do?"

Shangguan Yanran glanced at Qi Ying, who had a slightly swollen belly, and said, "Sister Xianglan, the autumn wind is blowing right now, I think it's better to let elder brother accompany you in the inn to have a good rest. My brother and I will just ask about the whereabouts of the Pan family in Linzi city. I wonder where the Pan family is in the city?"

Chen Mengsheng heaved a sigh of relief and said: "A few years ago when I first left Lin'an and came to Huzhou Prefecture, I met Ye Shuang'er and Zheng Weimin's long-standing marriage. But Ye Shuang'er's husband Lu Yunxiao made a mistake. Thinking that the two of them had an affair, she wrote a letter of divorce in a fit of rage. Ye Shuang'er was a chaste woman who was sent to Zheng Weimin by Lu Yunxiao's bookish divorce, and then hanged herself in front of his house. Unexpectedly, Lu Yunxiao used wine to drown his sorrows so that the second younger brother of the Pan family had a chance, killed Lu Yunxiao and pretended to be his elder brother, burned Lu Yunxiao's body, and sent the ashes jar back to his hometown Linzi. I also found it in the book of life and death. Their brothers are from Linzi, Shandong, and it is unknown where they live in Linzi."

Qi Ying said angrily: "It's another miserable girl who was killed by a divorce letter, alas! I must see how Brother Chen scolded that nerd, otherwise I really can't swallow this breath."

Chen Mengsheng briefly told Qi Ying about Ye Shuang'er. When Qi Ying first heard that it was the letter of divorce that killed the girl, he couldn't help but think of himself.The angry thoughts made her want to scold the confused Lu Yunxiao, a woman who has a divorce letter in this life is not just forcing people to die! "

Xiang Xiaotian understood the reason for Qi Ying's annoyance. In Huizhou Mansion, a fool who wanted to become a fairy also wrote a letter of divorce.No matter how strong a woman is outside, she is no match for that thin piece of paper.Xiang Xiaotian stroked Qi Ying's beautiful hair and said: "Daughter-in-law, to be honest, I have always wanted to thank that ignorant Gu Mingen. If he didn't want to cultivate himself and become a fairy, maybe you wouldn't watch it." Fuck me, a big bastard." There was no exaggeration in Xiang Xiaotian's precise words.

Looking at his serious look, Qi Ying couldn't help but pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Okay, okay. I'm sorry for what you said, so I'm not afraid of brother Chen and their jokes."

Shangguan Yanran held back a smile and said awkwardly: "Oh, the baby is about to be born, and you are still living on the street talking sour things."

Xiang Xiaotian smirked and quickly changed the topic: "Brother, it's not a big deal for us to inquire in the city of Linzi. I think it's better to ask a county magistrate, at least the county magistrate here can take care of it." One side of water and soil." Chen Mengsheng smiled wryly, thinking that his group had killed so many golden lackeys in Chuzhou Prefecture, but luckily Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva secretly cast a spell and sent them all the way to Linzi.In a few days, the streets and alleys will be covered with notices of patrolling and arresting. Going to the county government now is undoubtedly a failure.

"Hehe, Linzi is already a puppet territory controlled by the Jin people. The county lord will only interrogate us strangers when he sees us strangers. How can he help us find someone. The inns and hotels here are deserted. I think we should still It’s good to ask a few more people, maybe we can find out the whereabouts of the Pan family.” Chen Mengsheng didn’t know how many people he asked along the way, but who cares about other people’s families in the disaster of war.Either the Pan family moved out, or died unexpectedly...

The four of them were hungry and thirsty after inquiring in the city of Linzi, so they found a herbal tea shed, ordered a large pot of herbal tea, and ate it with scallion pancakes.The old man who opened the herbal tea shed was about sixty years old, and he set up the herbal tea shed in the city to make ends meet.The old man could not earn a lot of money from the morning to the sunset, and was about to close the stall when he saw the four of Chen Mengsheng enter the tea shed.After brewing herbal tea and cutting three catties of noodle cakes, he warmly greeted Chen Mengsheng and the others.

The old man lowered his hands and said: "The guest officials are very friendly. I don't know if they are here to buy goods? Or are they here to visit relatives and friends?"

Chen Mengsheng took a sip of herbal tea and said, "Old man, the golden man controls Linzi city now, is there anyone else to buy goods?"

"Hehe, my lord, I see what you said. The general of the Jin people spends his days in Qingzhou, but the people of Linzi still have to live. As long as the people in the south are willing to spend a little money, they can buy off the people of Daqi. Merchant ships are smuggling cotton fabrics, which is not easy for anyone now. Anyone with a few thousand dollars in the family fled to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to make a living, alas! I am an old sheep. I have no skills. I have given birth to three boys and my family is really poor. I asked the two boys to join the army. Unexpectedly, they were hacked alive by the general of the Jin Dynasty, Bo Lieji, and my wife cried to death. Expropriated and collected, and built a palace for him in Linzi. My 15-year-old third boy was also taken away by them..." The old man wiped his tears sadly after speaking.

Xiang Xiaotian jumped up anxiously and shouted: "What kind of general, I'm going to kill him right away."

Chen Mengsheng grabbed Xiang Xiaotian and said, "Brother, killing Bo Lieji will only kill more innocent people. The Kingdom of Jin can send another general. We can only rely on The Song Dynasty sent troops to recapture Linzi City and expel the Jin people from the Central Plains is the fundamental way."

The old sheep tearfully said: "The Great Qi State has been fighting with the Great Song Dynasty since Liu Yu became the emperor. How can the Great Song Dynasty have people who lead soldiers. The Great Qi State also left some old and weak women and children. A few years ago, my two My nephew fled to Huzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province and opened a big restaurant. Every year, I sent some money back home. I thought it was the big guys who went to join them, but I didn’t expect that my big nephew died of illness the year before last. Daddy Not long after my nephew died, my sister's family suffered a crime. I don't know who was jealous of the money in my sister's family and tipped off to Bo Lieji that it was a plot to save the money, and the whole family was killed by Bo Lieji. clean."

Chen Mengsheng said in surprise: "Old man, are your two nephews named Pan Duojin and Pan Duoyu?"

"Eh? Guest officer, do you know my nephew? I wrote a funeral letter to Pan Duoyu not long afterwards, but I never heard back. Why didn't he come back this time? My sister's family and his elder brother were all buried. It’s on Yingzui Mountain outside Linzi City. It’s been two years since that little bastard, why haven’t you seen him come back?” The old man blocked Chen Mengsheng’s way and kept asking about Pan Duoyu’s affairs.

Xiang Xiaotian frowned and said: "Old man, the little bastard you mentioned will never come back again. When we were also in Huizhou Prefecture, I heard you people who fled from Linzi talk about the Pan brothers in Huzhou Prefecture. Pan Duoyu The restaurant lost all the gambling money, and others committed suicide by jumping off the building."

The old sheep man murmured dumbfoundedly: "Do evil, do evil. He just can't change his gambling. Is there any bottom for gambling? Sooner or later he will be killed by gambling. He just won't listen..." Xiang Xiaotian While the old man Yang was chattering, he dragged Chen Mengsheng away.Qi Ying didn't know that Chen Mengsheng and Pan Duoyu had a life-and-death bet, Shangguan Yanran took out ten taels of silver from her pocket and put it on the table in the tea shed, followed Chen Mengsheng and the others in a hurry and left.

With the news of Pan Duojin, it will be much easier to find it. I went to the street and asked about the location of Yingzui Mountain.But passers-by shivered and avoided answering, Shangguan Yanran took out a piece of silver and asked an old woman.Chen Mengsheng is not a person who likes to manage money in the first place, and all the seven or eight thousand silver notes around him over the years have been handed over to Shangguan Yanran to take care of them.Money can make ghosts grind, and after Shangguan Yanran gave a piece of silver to the old woman, the old woman hesitated for a long time before saying: "In the north of Linzi City, there is a mountain that looks like an eagle's beak. The locals call this place Yingzui Mountain. But you must never go to Yingzui Mountain, there have been many people who have seen a female ghost crying."

Chen Mengsheng shouted to the old woman: "Female ghost? Still crying? You don't want to cheat us of money by saying that there is a female ghost to scare us, right?"

The old woman stared and said: "Who cares about your silver? I am doing it for your own good, and you are not afraid of death. Then let me tell you, after Linzi City surrendered to the Jin people, there were female ghosts crying on Yingzui Mountain." Say, it’s your business whether you want to go or not, and I’m lazy to care about you.” The old woman threw away the broken silver in Shangguan Yanran’s hand and left angrily, leaving behind Chen Mengsheng and the others in embarrassment. I don’t know. What can I say...

Chen Mengsheng is not afraid of seeing ghosts, but now Qi Ying is pregnant.Ghosts are Yinsha who like to have children in their womb the most.Chen Mengsheng was afraid that the female ghost would hurt Qi Ying, so he said to Xiang Xiaotian: "If there is a female ghost in Yingzui Mountain in the north of the city, then elder brother, you should take Miss Xianglan and go back to the inn to wait for us. Yanran and I will go to Yingzui Mountain first. Let's see, what kind of female ghost is this..."